Two Newark robbery suspects arrested

NEWARK -- A burglary suspect suffered a graze wound to the leg after a Newark police officer fired a single gunshot during a burglary Monday night on South 16th Street, authorities said.

The incident occurred shortly before 12 a.m. at 441 S. 16th St. near 14th Avenue intersection, where police responded on a report of a burglary in progress, said Detective Todd McClendon, Newark Police Department spokesman. After police officers arrived, they took one suspect into custody and a second one a short time later, he said.

Google Maps441 S. 16th St. near 14th Avenue intersection in Newark, where two suspects were arrested following an alleged robbery Monday night.

McClendon said that during the burglary, one of the officers fired a single bullet that grazed one of the suspects.

In addition to the arrest of the two suspects, police also recovered a firearm at the scene, McClendon said. The injured burglar was transported to University Hospital for treatment, authorities said.

None of the victims of the burglary were injured, said McClendon, who had no further information on the circumstances of the incident or the identities of the accused burglars.